Discussion Jumpstarter
Study leader reference - not a definitive answer
Question 1
Hans said the disruption of routines forces people to ask “who are we when the things that we usually use to define ourselves…are gone”; what does that exposure reveal about what we actually worship and trust, and what might God be trying to strip away in that loss?
Another way to ask: When your normal routines and roles get taken away, what does that show you really trust or “worship”? What do you think God might be trying to remove from your life through that loss?
Discussion Jumpstarter
Direct Answer
Based on the speaker’s teaching, the loss of normal routines exposes how much we lean on work, busyness, and productivity to define ourselves, and it pushes us to face whether our security is in those things rather than in God. The disruption may be stripping away false identities and self-deception so we learn to live with fewer props.
- Hans says elective surgeries were canceled, giving him “a lot more free time,” and that many are now dealing with “how do we live our lives when we're not as busy as we're used to being.”
- He frames the crisis as an identity test: “who are we when the things that we usually use to define ourselves in terms of work and how we fill our days are gone.”
- He describes how disrupted routines and constant sirens create stress, showing how fragile our sense of normal can be.
- He suggests people can “fool ourselves” and that “our capacity for self-deception is fairly good,” implying the disruption exposes what we deny when life is comfortable.